Canadian Brass - J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations (2000)

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Title: J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations
Year Of Release: 2000
Label: RCA Victor Red Seal
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 50:30
Total Size: 253 Mb
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Tracklist:

1. Aria 3:57
2. Variation 1 1:08
3. Variation 2 1:07
4. Variation 3: Canon At The Unison 1:21
5. Variation 4 1:10
6. Variation 5 1:07
7. Variation 6: Canon At The Second 0:52
8. Variation 7 2:04
9. Variation 8 1:12
10. Variation 9: Canon At The Third 2:05
11. Variation 10 0:48
12. Variation 11 1:08
13. Variation 12: Canon At The Fourth 1:12
14. Variation 13 2:53
15. Variation 14 1:16
16. Variation 15: Canon At The Fifth 2:20
17. Variation 16: Overture 1:40
18. Variation 17 1:20
19. Variation 18: Canon At The Sixth 1:41
20. Variation 19 0:47
21. Variation 20 1:22
22. Variation 21: Canon At The Seventh 1:28
23. Variation 22 1:28
24. Variation 23 1:17
25. Variation 24: Canon At The Octave 1:27
26. Variation 25 3:54
27. Variation 26 1:15
28. Variation 27: Canon At The Ninth 1:06
29. Variation 28 1:20
30. Variation 29 1:34
31. Variation 30: Quodlibet 1:15
32. Aria 2:09

Performers:
The The Canadian Brass:
Ronald Romm (trumpet)
Jens Lindemann (trumpet, piccolo trumpet)
Christopher Cooper (French horn)
Eugene Watts (euphonium)
Charles Daellenbach (tuba)

That's all that needs to be said! You should buy this album if you like bach, if you like brass, if you like piano. This is a magnificant performance of an excellent transcription. It explores the rich warm textures of the Canadian Brass without compromising the original ideas that bach wrote. It was recorded in a huge church, so at the very end the last full chord seems to drift upward until it completely fades!
If you like classical transcriptions and arrangements for brass quintet, you more than likely have a lot of exciting, fast-paced albums in your collection. For a change of pace, buy this album - you won't be disappointed.